6)What does "Testament" mean in "Old/New Testament"? And, in relation to worldviews, why is the label "Hebrew Bible" preferred to the label "Old Testament"?
Answer the questions below.
6)What does "Testament" mean in "Old/New Testament"? And, in relation to worldviews, why is the label "Hebrew Bible" preferred to the label "Old Testament"?
7)What are the three main divisions of the Hebrew Bible? And which of these three divisions is the focus of the Documentary Hypothesis?
8)Genesis from the beginning introduces the problem the rest of the Bible, in one way or another, attempts to solve. Describe the problem introduced in Genesis 2:16, 3:6:
9)As seen with the lecture notes, in general what role does an "eschatology" play in all religions that have a developed view of the end time?
10)In view of the Gen 2:16, 3:6 problem, and its developed consequence (the flood) through Genesis 11, what reason would God have had in striking a covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12?
11)This covenant with Abraham is understood to be "conditional." What, then, was the major obligation on the part of Abraham and his descendents in order to guarantee the promises of the covenant?
12)According to Exodus 19:4-6, Israel is to serve what function between God and humanity?
13) What is the importance of Jacob's twelve sons for the Exodus and later Confederacy:
14)Jacob's name near the city of Penuel east of the Jordan is changed to:
15)Centuries later, c. 1370 BC, Moses, a descendant of Levi, enters the story. What is the condition of the Israelites at this time?
16) Moses eventually encounters God at Mt. Sinai. Here, God reveals his true name to Moses. What is the name revealed, and what does it mean?
17)After revealing his name at Sinai, God tells Moses to do what for the house of Jacob?
18)Why had the Egyptians finally allowed the Israelites to leave, and what was their destination after crossing the Sea of Reeds?
19)Which Jewish holiday celebrates the second major stage of the Exodus? Celebrating what specifically?
20)How does the Exodus event itself inform both historical and contemporary Jewish theology on issues of social justice?
21)The Sinai Covenant is centered around which laws? And how do these laws relate to the covenant obligation with Abraham of "keeping the way of the Lord"?
22)According to Jewish tradition, Moses received two sets of laws at Sinai. The first written (Torah), and the second to be transmitted orally, known today as the:
23)After forty years in the Sinai, Moses delivers a sermon to the people in Deuteronomy 28. According to this sermon, in general what could Israel expect if they "disobeyed" the Sinai covenant?
24)Reading Report: According to your best estimate, what percentage (0-100%) of the assigned textbook reading through the midterm have you completed?
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